1   Forsothe kyng Salomon was regnynge vpon al Yrael. 2   And thes ben the princis that he hadde; Azarias, the sone of Sadoch, the preest; 3   Elyoreb, and Ahia, sones of Sila, scribe; Josaphat, the sone of Achilud, chaunselere; 4   Banayas, the sone of Joiade, vpon the oost; forsothe Sadoch and Abiathar, preestis; 5   Azarias, the sone of Nathan, vpon hem that stoden ny&yogh; to the kyng; Zabul, the sone of Nathan, a preest, freend of the kyng; 6   Ahiazar, prouost of the hows; and Adonyram, the sone of Adda, vpon the tributis. 7   Forsothe

Salomon hadde twelue ouerseers vpon al Yrael, that &yogh;euen corn to the kyng, and to his hows; forsothe bi the monethis arowe in the &yogh;eer, thei a rowe mynystreden necessarijs. 8   And thes the names of hem; Benhur, in the mount of Effraym; 9   Bendekar, in Mactes, and in Salebbym, and in Bethsames, and in Helon, and in Bethanan; 10   Benesech, and in Araboth; of hym forsothe was Socco, and al the loond of Eefer; 11   Benabidanab, of whom al Neptad; Dorthafaed, the dou&yogh;ter of Salomon, he hadde to wijf. 12   Bena, the sone of Achilud, gouernede Thaneth, Amageddo, and al Bethsan, that is beside Sarthana, vndur Jezmel, fro Bethsan vnto Abelmeula, `forn a&yogh;ens Selmaan. 13   Bengaber in Ramoth Galaad hadde Anothiair, of the sone of Manasse, in Galaad; he gouernede in al the regioun of Argob, that is in Basan, to sexti greet citees and wallid, that hadden brasen lockis. 14   Achymadab, the sone of Addo, rewlide in Manahym; 15   Achymaas, in Neptalym, but and he hadde Bachsemath, the dou&yogh;ter of Salomon, in mariage; 16   Bena, the sone of Husi, in Aser, and in Balod; Josaphat, the sone of Pharue, in Ysachar; 17    Semei, the sone of Hela, in Beniamyn; 18    Gaber, 19   the sone of Sury, in the loond of Galaad, and in the loond of Seon, kyng of Amorrey, and of Og, the kyng of Basan, vpon alle thingis that weren in that loond. 20   Juda and Yrael ben vnnoumbrable, as the grauel of the see in multitude, etynge, and drynkynge, and gladynge. 21   Forsothe Salomon was in his power, hauynge alle the rewmes, as fro the flood of the loond of Philisteis vnto the eende of Egipt, of men offryng to hym &yogh;iftis, and of seruynge to hym alle the days of his lijf. 22   Forsothe the meet of Salomon was bi eche day, thretti choris of tried floure, and sexti choris of

meele, 23   ten fatte oxen, twenti `lesewed oxen, and an hundrid wetheris, `out taak huntynge of hertis, and of goot, and of buglis, and of fed foulis. 24   Forsothe he helde al the regioun that was be&yogh;onde the flood, as fro Capsa vnto Gasan, and alle the kingis of that regioun; and he hadde pees on al side in enuyroun. 25   And Juda dwellide and Yrael with outen eny drede, echon vndur his vyn, and vndur his fiyg tree, fro Dan vnto Bersabee, alle the dais of Salomon. 26   And Salomon hadde fourti thousand cratchis of chaare hors, and twelue thousand of ridynge hors; and the forseid ouerseers of the kyng norisheden hem. 27   But and the necessarijs of kyng Salomon bord thei &yogh;auen with greet bisynes in her tyme; 28   forsothe barli, and chaf of hors, and of beestis thei brou&yogh;ten into the place, where the kyng was, aftir the settynge to hem. 29   Forsothe God &yogh;af wisdam to Salomon, and myche prudence ful greetli, and laargenesse of herte, as grauel that is in the brenk of the see. 30   And the wisdam of Salomon wente before the wisdam of alle the eest men, and of Egipciens; 31   and he was wiser than alle men; wiser than Ethan Esrayte, and than Eman, and than Cacal, and than Dorda, the sones of Maol; and he was nemned in alle the gentylis bi enuyroun. 32   And Salomon spak thre thousand parablis, and the ditees of hym weren fyue thousand; 33   and he disputide vpon the trees, fro the cedar that is in Liban, vnto the ysoop that goth out of the wal; and he tretyde of the beestis, and foulis, and of crepynge beestis, and of fisshis. 34   And there camen of alle puplis to the wysdam of Salomon to be herde, and of alle kyngis of erthe, the whiche herden the wisdam of hym.

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